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'People Are Still Dying On The Streets' In Mexico's Drug War

A vendor shows a t-shirt with the face of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán for sale in Mexico City on July 20, 2015. ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'People Are Still Dying On The Streets' In Mexico's Drug War

Despite the well-publicized capture of drug kingpin "El Chapo," ordinary Mexicans don't think much has changed in the ongoing violence.

'People Are Still Dying On The Streets' In Mexico's Drug War

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You, Too, Can Dress Like 'El Chapo'

A woman looks at the home page of the clothing house Barabas on Tuesday. At the time, the site featured two photos of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán. Today the site shows a different ad — one that, again, stars El Chapo. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

You, Too, Can Dress Like 'El Chapo'

A Los Angeles-based clothing company has identified Joaquin Guzmán's flashy shirt, as seen in his photo with actor Sean Penn, as one of its own — and it's seizing the moment of fame with a splashy ad.

Interview With 'El Chapo' Draws Backlash From Mexican Journalists

Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, escorted by army soldiers to a waiting helicopter, at a federal hangar in Mexico City on Friday. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Interview With 'El Chapo' Draws Backlash From Mexican Journalists

Alfredo Corchado, a former Mexico bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News, called Sean Penn's Rolling Stone piece on Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán "an epic insult" to Mexican journalists. Here's why.

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